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General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 5255
February Session, 2022
AN ACT CONCERNING RECOMMENDATIONS BY THE DEPARTMENT
OF TRANSPORTATION.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2022) (a) For the purposes of this 1
section: 2
(1) "Alcoholic beverage" has the same meaning as provided in section 3
30-1 of the general statutes; 4
(2) "Highway", "motor vehicle", "motor bus" and "recreational 5
vehicle" have the same meanings as provided in section 14-1 of the 6
general statutes; 7
(3) "Open alcoholic beverage container" means a bottle, a can or other 8
receptacle (A) that contains any amount of an alcoholic beverage, and 9
(B) (i) that is open or has a broken seal, or (ii) the contents of which are 10
partially removed; 11
(4) "Passenger" means any occupant of a motor vehicle other than the 12
operator; 13
(5) "Passenger area" means (A) the area designed to seat the operator 14
of, and any passenger in, a motor vehicle while such vehicle is being 15
operated on a highway, or (B) any area that is readily accessible to such 16 Substitute Bill No. 5255
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operator or passenger while such person is in such person's seated 17
position, except that in a motor vehicle that is not equipped with a trunk, 18
"passenger area" does not include a locked glove compartment, the area 19
behind the last upright seat closest to the rear of the motor vehicle or 20
any area not normally occupied by the operator of or passengers in such 21
motor vehicle; 22
(6) "Taxicab" has the same meaning as provided in section 13b-95 of 23
the general statutes; and 24
(7) "Transportation network company vehicle" has the same meaning 25
as provided in section 13b-116 of the general statutes. 26
(b) No person shall possess an open alcoholic beverage container 27
within the passenger area of a motor vehicle while such motor vehicle 28
is on any highway in this state. 29
(c) The provisions of subsection (b) of this section shall not apply to: 30
(1) A passenger in a motor vehicle designed, maintained and primarily 31
used for the transportation of passengers for hire, including a taxicab, 32
motor bus or motor vehicle in livery service, (2) a passenger in a 33
transportation network company vehicle, or (3) a passenger in the living 34
quarters of a recreational vehicle. 35
(d) Any person who violates the provisions of subsection (b) of this 36
section shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars. 37
Sec. 2. Subsection (i) of section 54-1m of the 2022 supplement to the 38
general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 39
thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): 40
(i) The Office of Policy and Management shall, within available 41
resources, review the prevalence and disposition of traffic stops and 42
complaints reported pursuant to this section, including any traffic stops 43
conducted on suspicion of a violation of section 14-227a, 14-227g, 14-44
227m, [or] 14-227n or section 1 of this act. Not later than July 1, 2014, and 45
annually thereafter, the office shall report the results of any such review, 46 Substitute Bill No. 5255
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including any recommendations, to the Governor, the General 47
Assembly and any other entity deemed appropriate. The Office of Policy 48
and Management shall make such report publicly available on the 49
office's Internet web site. 50
Sec. 3. Section 14-251 of the general statutes is repealed and the 51
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2022): 52
(a) No vehicle shall be permitted to remain stationary within ten feet 53
of any fire hydrant, or upon the traveled portion of any highway except 54
upon the right-hand side of such highway in the direction in which such 55
vehicle is headed; and, if such highway is curbed, such vehicle shall be 56
so placed that its right-hand wheels, when stationary, shall, when safety 57
will permit, be within a distance of twelve inches from the curb, except 58
if a bikeway, as defined in section 13a-153f, or such bikeway's buffer 59
area, as described in the federal Manual on Uniform Traffic Control 60
Devices, is in place between the parking lane and the curb, such vehicle 61
shall be so placed that its right-hand wheels, when stationary, shall, 62
when safety will permit, be within a distance of twelve inches from the 63
edge of such bikeway or buffer area. 64
(b) No vehicle shall be permitted to remain parked within twenty-65
five feet of an intersection or an approach to a marked crosswalk, [at 66
such intersection,] except (1) within ten feet of such intersection or 67
marked crosswalk if such intersection or marked crosswalk has a curb 68
extension treatment with a width equal to or greater than the width of 69
the parking lane, [and such intersection is located in and comprised 70
entirely of highways under the jurisdiction of the city of New Haven,] 71
or, (2) if there is an available parking space that was established on or 72
before October 1, 2022. No vehicle shall be permitted to remain parked 73
within twenty-five feet of a stop sign caused to be erected by the traffic 74
authority in accordance with the provisions of section 14-301, except 75
where permitted by the traffic authority of the city of New Haven at the 76
intersection of one-way streets located in and comprised entirely of 77
highways under the jurisdiction of the city of New Haven. 78 Substitute Bill No. 5255
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(c) No vehicle shall be permitted to remain stationary upon the 79
traveled portion of any highway at any curve or turn or at the top of any 80
grade where a clear view of such vehicle may not be had from a distance 81
of at least one hundred fifty feet in either direction. The Commissioner 82
of Transportation may post signs upon any highway at any place where 83
the keeping of a vehicle stationary is dangerous to traffic, and the 84
keeping of any vehicle stationary contrary to the directions of such signs 85
shall be a violation of this section. No vehicle shall be permitted to 86
remain stationary upon the traveled portion of any highway within fifty 87
feet of the point where another vehicle, which had previously stopped, 88
continues to remain stationary on the opposite side of the traveled 89
portion of the same highway. No vehicle shall be permitted to remain 90
stationary within the limits of a public highway in such a manner as to 91
constitute a traffic hazard or obstruct the free movement of traffic 92
thereon, provided a vehicle which has become disabled to such an 93
extent that it is impossible or impracticable to remove it may be 94
permitted to so remain for a reasonable time for the purpose of making 95
repairs thereto or of obtaining sufficient assistance to remove it. 96
(d) Nothing in this section shall be construed to apply to emergency 97
vehicles and to maintenance vehicles displaying flashing lights or to 98
prohibit a vehicle from stopping, or being held stationary by any officer, 99
in an emergency to avoid accident or to give a right-of-way to any 100
vehicle or pedestrian as provided in this chapter, or from stopping on 101
any highway within the limits of an incorporated city, town or borough 102
where the parking of vehicles is regulated by local ordinances. 103
(e) Violation of any provision of this section shall be an infraction. 104
Sec. 4. Subsection (b) of section 14-218a of the 2022 supplement to the 105
general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 106
thereof (Effective October 1, 2022): 107
(b) [The] (1) Except as provided in subdivision (2) of this subsection, 108
the Office of the State Traffic Administration shall establish a speed limit 109
of sixty-five miles per hour on any multiple lane, limited access 110 Substitute Bill No. 5255
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highways that are suitable for a speed limit of sixty-five miles per hour, 111
taking into consideration relevant factors including design, population 112
of area and traffic flow. 113
(2) The Commissioner of Transportation may establish the speed 114
limit on limited access highways during a weather event or an 115
emergency, provided the commissioner erects electronic signs 116
indicating such speed limit. 117
Sec. 5. Section 14-219 of the 2022 supplement to the general statutes 118
is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective 119
October 1, 2022): 120
(a) No person shall operate any motor vehicle (1) upon any highway, 121
road or any parking area for ten cars or more, at such a rate of speed as 122
to endanger the life of any occupant of such motor vehicle, but not the 123
life of any other person than such an occupant; (2) at a rate of speed 124
greater than fifty-five miles per hour upon any highway other than a 125
highway specified in subdivision (1) of subsection (b) of section 14-218a, 126
as amended by this act, for which a speed limit has been established in 127
accordance with the provisions of said [subsection] subdivision; (3) at a 128
rate of speed greater than sixty-five miles per hour upon any highway 129
specified in subdivision (1) of subsection (b) of section 14-218a, as 130
amended by this act, for which a speed limit has been established in 131
accordance with the provisions of said [subsection] subdivision; [or] (4) 132
if such person is under eighteen years of age, upon any highway or road 133
for which a speed limit of less than sixty-five miles per hour has been 134
established in accordance with section 14-218a, as amended by this act, 135
or section 14-307a, as amended by this act, at a rate of speed more than 136
twenty miles per hour above such speed limit; or (5) at a rate of speed 137
greater than the speed limit upon a limited access highway for which a 138
speed limit has been established in accordance with the provisions of 139
subdivision (2) of subsection (b) of section 14-218a, as amended by this 140
act. 141
(b) Any person who operates a motor vehicle (1) on a multiple lane, 142 Substitute Bill No. 5255
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limited access highway other than a highway specified in subdivision 143
(1) of subsection (b) of section 14-218a, as amended by this act, for which 144
a speed limit has been established in accordance with the provisions of 145
said [subsection] subdivision at a rate of speed greater than fifty-five 146
miles per hour but not greater than seventy miles per hour, (2) on a 147
multiple lane, limited access highway specified in subdivision (1) of 148
subsection (b) of section 14-218a, as amended by this act, for which a 149
speed limit has been established in accordance with the provisions of 150
said [subsection] subdivision at a rate of speed greater than sixty-five 151
miles per hour but not greater than seventy miles per hour, (3) on any 152
other highway at a rate of speed greater than fifty-five miles per hour 153
but not greater than sixty miles per hour, [or] (4) if such person is under 154
eighteen years of age, upon any highway or road for which a speed limit 155
of less than sixty-five miles per hour has been established in accordance 156
with section 14-218a, as amended by this act, or section 14-307a, as 157
amended by this act, at a rate of speed more than twenty miles per hour 158
above such speed limit, or (5) at a rate of speed greater than the speed 159
limit upon a limited access highway for which a speed limit has been 160
established in accordance with the provisions of subdivision (2) of 161
subsection (b) of section 14-218a, as amended by this act, shall commit 162
an infraction, provided any such person operating a truck, as defined in 163
section 14-260n, shall have committed a violation and shall be fined not 164
less than one hundred dollars nor more than one hundred fifty dollars. 165
(c) Any person who violates any provision of subdivision (1) of 166
subsection (a) of this section or who operates a motor vehicle (1) on a 167
multiple lane, limited access highway at a rate of speed greater than 168
seventy miles per hour but not greater than eighty-five miles per hour, 169
or (2) on any other highway at a rate of speed greater than sixty miles 170
per hour but not greater than eighty-five miles per hour, shall be fined 171
not less than one hundred dollars nor more than one hundred fifty 172
dollars, provided any such person operating a motor vehicle described 173
in subsection (a) of section 14-163c shall be fined not less than one 174
hundred fifty dollars nor more than two hundred dollars. 175 Substitute Bill No. 5255
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(d) No person shall be subject to prosecution for a violation of both 176
subsection (a) of this section and subsection (a) of section 14-222 because 177
of the same offense. 178
(e) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, [to the 179
contrary,] any person who violates subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of 180
this section, subdivision (1) or (2) of subsection (b) of this section while 181
operating a truck, as defined in section 14-260n, or subdivision (1) of 182
subsection (c) of this section while operating a motor vehicle or a truck, 183
as defined in section 14-260n, shall follow the procedures set forth in 184
section 51-164n, as amended by this act. 185
Sec. 6. Section 13b-34 of the general statutes is amended by adding 186
subsection (l) as follows (Effective July 1, 2022): 187
(NEW) (l) If the commissioner deems it to be in the best interest of the 188
state, the commissioner may indemnify and hold harmless any railroad 189
company in connection with an interim trail use and rail banking 190
arrangement pursuant to 49 CFR 1152.29, as amended from time to time. 191
Sec. 7. Subdivision (1) of subsection (c) of section 4a-60 of the 2022 192
supplement to the general statutes is repealed and the following is 193
substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): 194
(1) Any contractor who has one or more contracts with an awarding 195
agency or who is a party to a municipal public works contract or a 196
contract for a quasi-public agency project shall include a 197
nondiscrimination affirmation provision certifying that the contractor 198
understands the obligations of this section and will maintain a policy for 199
the duration of the contract to assure that the contract will be performed 200
in compliance with the nondiscrimination requirements of subsection 201
(a) of this section. The authorized signatory of the contract shall 202
demonstrate his or her understanding of this obligation by [either] (A) 203
initialing the nondiscrimination affirmation provision in the body of the 204
contract, [or] (B) providing an affirmative response in the required 205
online bid or response to a proposal question which asks if the 206 Substitute Bill No. 5255
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contractor understands its obligations, or (C) signing the contract. 207
Sec. 8. Subdivisions (2) and (3) of subsection (b) of section 4a-81 of the 208
2022 supplement to the general statutes are repealed and the following 209
is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): 210
(2) Such representation shall be [sworn as true] made to the best 211
knowledge and belief of the person signing the contract and shall be 212
subject to the [penalties] penalty of false statement as provided in 213
section 53a-157b. 214
(3) [Such] If such representation indicates that a consulting 215
agreement has been entered into in connection with any such contract, 216
such representation shall include or attach the following information for 217
each consulting agreement listed: The name of the consultant, the 218
consultant's firm, the basic terms of the consulting agreement, a brief 219
description of the services provided, and an indication as to whether the 220
consultant is a former state employee or public official. If the consultant 221
is a former state employee or public official, such representation shall 222
indicate his or her former agency and the date such employment 223
terminated. 224
Sec. 9. Subsection (b) of section 4-252 of the 2022 supplement to the 225
general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 226
thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): 227
(b) The official or employee of such state agency or quasi-public 228
agency who is authorized to execute state contracts shall represent that 229
the selection of the [most qualified or highest ranked] person, firm or 230
corporation was not the result of collusion, the giving of a gift or the 231
promise of a gift, compensation, fraud or inappropriate influence from 232
any person. 233
Sec. 10. Subsection (d) of section 4-252a of the 2022 supplement to the 234
general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 235
thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): 236 Substitute Bill No. 5255
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(d) Any entity that makes a good faith effort to determine whether 237
such entity has made an investment described in subsection (b) of this 238
section shall not be [subject to the penalties of false statement pursuant 239
to] deemed to be in breach of the contract or in violation of this section. 240
A "good faith effort" for purposes of this subsection includes a 241
determination that such entity is not on the list of persons who engage 242
in certain investment activities in Iran created by the Department of 243
General Services of the state of California pursuant to Division 2, 244
Chapter 2.7 of the California Public Contract Code. Nothing in this 245
subsection shall be construed to impair the ability of the state agency or 246
quasi-public agency to pursue a breach of contract action for any 247
violation of the provisions of the contract. 248
Sec. 11. Section 13b-4d of the general statutes is repealed and the 249
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): 250
(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of the general statutes, the 251
Commissioner of Transportation may declare a state of emergency and 252
may employ, in any manner, such assistance as [he] the commissioner 253
may require to restore any railroad owned by the state or any of its 254
subdivisions or the facilities, equipment or service of such railroad, [or] 255
any transit system or its facilities, equipment or service, or any airport 256
when: (1) A railroad system owned by the state or any of its subdivisions 257
or any of the facilities or equipment of such railroad system is deemed 258
by the commissioner to be in an unsafe condition or when there is an 259
interruption of essential railroad services, whether or not such system 260
or any of its facilities or equipment is physically damaged; (2) a transit 261
facility owned by the state or any of its subdivisions or the equipment 262
of such facility is damaged as a result of a natural disaster or incurs 263
substantial casualty loss which results in what is deemed by the 264
commissioner to be an unsafe condition or when there is an interruption 265
of essential transit services; or (3) an airport owned or operated by the 266
state or any of its subdivisions or the equipment of such airport is 267
damaged as a result of a natural disaster or incurs substantial casualty 268
loss which results in what is deemed by the commissioner to be an 269 Substitute Bill No. 5255
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unsafe condition or when there is an interruption of essential transit 270
services. 271
(b) When a privately-owned railroad system, its facility or equipment 272
is damaged as a result of a natural disaster or incurs substantial casualty 273
loss which results in an unsafe condition or the interruption of essential 274
railroad service, the railroad company may request the commissioner to 275
declare a state of emergency, and said commissioner may comply with 276
such request and may provide assistance to such railroad company in 277
any manner [he] the commissioner deems necessary to restore [said] 278
such railroad system, facility, equipment or service. 279
(c) When the commissioner declares a state of emergency pursuant to 280
this section, the commissioner shall have the right to enter upon and 281
utilize private property to correct the unsafe condition or restore the 282
interruption of essential railroad or transit services. The commissioner 283
shall make a reasonable effort to notify the owner of record of such 284
property prior to entering such property. The owner shall be 285
compensated for the use of such property in the manner prescribed in 286
section 13a-73, as amended by this act, for acquiring real property for 287
state highway purposes. 288
Sec. 12. Section 13b-26 of the general statutes is repealed and the 289
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): 290
(a) The commissioner shall make such alterations in the state 291
highway system as [he] the commissioner may, from time to time, deem 292
necessary and desirable to fulfill the purposes of this chapter and title 293
13a. In making any such alteration, [he] the commissioner shall consider 294
the best interest of the state, taking into consideration relevant factors 295
including the following: Traffic flow, origin and destination of traffic, 296
integration and circulation of traffic, continuity of routes, alternate 297
available routes and changes in traffic patterns. The relative weight to 298
be given to any factor shall be determined by the commissioner. 299
(b) The commissioner may plan, design, lay out, construct, alter, 300 Substitute Bill No. 5255
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reconstruct, improve, relocate, maintain, repair, widen and grade any 301
state highway whenever, in [his] the commissioner's judgment, the 302
interest of the state so requires. Except when otherwise provided by 303
statute, [he] the commissioner shall exercise exclusive jurisdiction over 304
all such highways, and shall have the same powers relating to the state 305
highway system as are given to the selectmen of towns, the mayor and 306
common council of any city and the warden and burgesses of any 307
borough in relation to highways within their respective municipalities. 308
In laying out or building a state highway, the commissioner shall follow 309
the procedures of sections 13a-57 and 13a-58. 310
(c) The commissioner, where necessary in connection with the 311
construction, reconstruction, repair or relocation of a state highway, 312
may relocate, reconstruct or adjust the grade or alignment of any locally 313
maintained highway using standards of construction resulting in safety 314
and convenience. Any highway so changed shall continue to be 315
maintained by the town, city or borough after the completion of such 316
construction, reconstruction, repair or relocation. 317
(d) The commissioner is authorized and directed, to the full extent 318
but only to the extent permitted by moneys and appropriations 319
becoming available under sections 13a-184 to 13a-197, inclusive, or any 320
other law but subject to approval by the Governor of allotment thereof, 321
forthwith to undertake and proceed with the projects prescribed in 322
section 13a-185 and, to that end, said commissioner with respect to any 323
such project is authorized to do and perform any act or thing regarding 324
the projects which is mentioned or referred to in [said] section 13a-185. 325
(e) Subject to the limitations referred to in subsection (d) of this 326
section and in order to effectuate the purposes of said subsection, said 327
commissioner is authorized (1) to plan, design, lay out, construct, 328
reconstruct, relocate, improve, maintain and operate the projects, and 329
reconstruct and relocate existing highways, sections of highways, 330
bridges or structures and incorporate or use the same, whether or not so 331
reconstructed or relocated or otherwise changed or improved, as parts 332
of such projects; (2) to retain and employ consultants and assistants on 333 Substitute Bill No. 5255
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a contract or other basis for rendering professional, legal, fiscal, 334
engineering, technical or other assistance and advice; and (3) to do all 335
things necessary or convenient to carry out the purposes and duties and 336
exercise the powers expressly given in [said] sections 13a-184 to 13a-197, 337
inclusive. Except as otherwise stated in subsection (d) of this section, 338
nothing contained in [said] sections 13a-184 to 13a-197, inclusive, shall 339
be construed to limit or restrict, with respect to the projects, any power, 340
right or authority of the commissioner existing under or pursuant to any 341
other law. 342
(f) (1) Whenever a state of emergency, as a result of a disaster, exists 343
in the state or any part of the state, and is so declared to be under the 344
provisions of any federal law or state statute, and the state highway 345
system becomes damaged as a result of such disaster, or (2) whenever 346
the commissioner declares that an emergency condition exists on any 347
highway in the state which demands immediate attention to [insure] 348
ensure the safety of the traveling public, whether or not such highway 349
is damaged, the commissioner may, notwithstanding any other 350
provision of the statutes, employ, in any manner, such assistance as [he] 351
the commissioner may require to restore [said] such highway system to 352
a condition which will provide safe travel or to correct the emergency 353
condition so declared by the commissioner. 354
(g) When the commissioner declares that an emergency condition 355
exists on any highway in the state pursuant to subsection (f) of this 356
section, the commissioner shall have the right to enter upon and utilize 357
private property to restore such highway system or correct the 358
emergency condition. The commissioner shall make a reasonable effort 359
to notify the owner of record of such property prior to entering such 360
property. The owner shall be compensated for the use of such property 361
in the manner prescribed in section 13a-73, as amended by this act, for 362
acquiring real property for state highway purposes. 363
Sec. 13. Subsection (d) of section 14-270 of the general statutes is 364
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 365
2022): 366 Substitute Bill No. 5255
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(d) (1) The owner or lessee of any vehicle may pay either a fee of thirty 367
dollars for each permit issued for such vehicle under this section or a fee 368
as described in subdivision (3) of this subsection for such vehicle, 369
payable to the Department of Transportation. (2) An additional 370
transmittal fee of [five] twelve dollars shall be charged for each permit 371
issued under this section and transmitted via electronic means. (3) The 372
commissioner may issue an annual permit for any vehicle transporting 373
(A) a divisible load, (B) an overweight or oversized-overweight 374
indivisible load, or (C) an oversize indivisible load. The owner or lessee 375
shall pay an annual fee of nine dollars per thousand pounds or fraction 376
thereof for each such vehicle. A permit may be issued in any increment 377
up to one year, provided the owner or lessee shall pay a fee of one 378
hundred dollars for such vehicle or vehicle and trailer for each month 379
or fraction thereof. (4) The annual permit fee for any vehicle 380
transporting an oversize indivisible load shall not be less than six 381
hundred fifty dollars. (5) The commissioner may issue permits for 382
divisible loads in the aggregate not exceeding fifty-three feet in length. 383
(6) An additional engineering analysis fee of two dollars per thousand 384
pounds or fraction thereof over two hundred thousand pounds shall be 385
charged for an oversize-overweight vehicle and trailer or a commercial 386
vehicle combination and load that exceeds a permit weight of two 387
hundred thousand pounds. 388
Sec. 14. Subsection (c) of section 54-33p of the 2022 supplement to the 389
general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 390
thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): 391
(c) A law enforcement official may conduct a test for impairment 392
based on the odor of cannabis or burnt cannabis if such official 393
reasonably suspects the operator [or a passenger of a motor vehicle] of 394
violating section [14-227,] 14-227a, 14-227m or 14-227n. 395
Sec. 15. Subsections (b) and (c) of section 54-56e of the 2022 396
supplement to the general statutes are repealed and the following is 397
substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): 398 Substitute Bill No. 5255
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(b) The court may, in its discretion, invoke such program on motion 399
of the defendant or on motion of a state's attorney or prosecuting 400
attorney with respect to a defendant (1) who, the court believes, will 401
probably not offend in the future, (2) who has no previous record of 402
conviction of a crime or of a violation of section 14-196, subsection (c) of 403
section 14-215, section 14-222a, subsection (a) or subdivision (1) of 404
subsection (b) of section 14-224, section 14-227a or 14-227m, [or] 405
subdivision (1) or (2) of subsection (a) of section 14-227n or section 15-406
132a, 15-133 or 15-140n, and (3) who states under oath, in open court or 407
before any person designated by the clerk and duly authorized to 408
administer oaths, under the penalties of perjury, (A) that the defendant 409
has never had such program invoked on the defendant's behalf or that 410
the defendant was charged with a misdemeanor or a motor vehicle 411
violation for which a term of imprisonment of one year or less may be 412
imposed and ten or more years have passed since the date that any 413
charge or charges for which the program was invoked on the 414
defendant's behalf were dismissed by the court, or (B) with respect to a 415
defendant who is a veteran, that the defendant has not had such 416
program invoked in the defendant's behalf more than once previously, 417
provided the defendant shall agree thereto and provided notice has 418
been given by the defendant, on a form prescribed by the Office of the 419
Chief Court Administrator, to the victim or victims of such crime or 420
motor vehicle violation, if any, by registered or certified mail and such 421
victim or victims have an opportunity to be heard thereon. Any 422
defendant who [makes application] applies for participation in such 423
program shall pay to the court an application fee of thirty-five dollars, 424
except as provided in subsection (g) of this section. No defendant shall 425
be allowed to participate in the pretrial program for accelerated 426
rehabilitation more than two times. For the purposes of this section, 427
"veteran" has the same meaning as provided in section 27-103. 428
(c) This section shall not be applicable: (1) To any person charged 429
with (A) a class A felony, (B) a class B felony, except a violation of 430
subdivision (1), (2) or (3) of subsection (a) of section 53a-122 that does 431
not involve the use, attempted use or threatened use of physical force 432 Substitute Bill No. 5255
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against another person, or a violation of subdivision (4) of subsection (a) 433
of section 53a-122 that does not involve the use, attempted use or 434
threatened use of physical force against another person and does not 435
involve a violation by a person who is a public official, as defined in 436
section 1-110, or a state or municipal employee, as defined in section 1-437
110, or (C) a violation of section 53a-70b of the general statutes, revision 438
of 1958, revised to January 1, 2019, or section 14-227a or 14-227m, 439
subdivision (1) or (2) of subsection (a) of section 14-227n, subdivision (2) 440
of subsection (a) of section 53-21 or section 53a-56b, 53a-60d, 53a-70, 53a-441
70a, 53a-71, except as provided in subdivision (5) of this subsection, 53a-442
72a, 53a-72b, 53a-90a, 53a-196e or 53a-196f, (2) to any person charged 443
with a crime or motor vehicle violation who, as a result of the 444
commission of such crime or motor vehicle violation, causes the death 445
of another person, (3) to any person accused of a family violence crime 446
as defined in section 46b-38a who (A) is eligible for the pretrial family 447
violence education program established under section 46b-38c, or (B) 448
has previously had the pretrial family violence education program 449
invoked in such person's behalf, (4) to any person charged with a 450
violation of section 21a-267, 21a-279 or 21a-279a, who (A) is eligible for 451
the pretrial drug education and community service program established 452
under section 54-56i or the pretrial drug intervention and community 453
service program established under section 54-56q, or (B) has previously 454
had (i) the pretrial drug education program (ii) the pretrial drug 455
education and community service program established under the 456
provisions of section 54-56i, or (iii) the pretrial drug intervention and 457
community service program established under section 54-56q, invoked 458
on such person's behalf, (5) unless good cause is shown, to (A) any 459
person charged with a class C felony, or (B) any person charged with 460
committing a violation of subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of section 53a-461
71 while such person was less than four years older than the other 462
person, (6) to any person charged with a violation of section 9-359 or 9-463
359a, (7) to any person charged with a motor vehicle violation (A) while 464
operating a commercial motor vehicle, as defined in section 14-1, or (B) 465
who holds a commercial driver's license or commercial driver's 466
instruction permit at the time of the violation, (8) to any person charged 467 Substitute Bill No. 5255
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with a violation of subdivision (6) of subsection (a) of section 53a-60, [or] 468
(9) to a health care provider or vendor participating in the state's 469
Medicaid program charged with a violation of section 53a-122 or 470
subdivision (4) of subsection (a) of section 53a-123, or (10) to any person 471
charged with a violation of section 15-132a, 15-133 or 15-140n. 472
Sec. 16. Subsection (c) of section 14-227b of the 2022 supplement to 473
the general statutes, as amended by section 118 of public act 21-1 of the 474
June special session, is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 475
thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): 476
(c) If the person arrested refuses to submit to such test or 477
nontestimonial portion of a drug influence evaluation or submits to such 478
test, commenced within two hours of the time of operation, and the 479
results of such test indicate that such person has an elevated blood 480
alcohol content, the police officer, acting on behalf of the Commissioner 481
of Motor Vehicles, shall immediately revoke and take possession of the 482
motor vehicle operator's license or, if such person is not licensed or is a 483
nonresident, suspend the operating privilege of such person, for a 484
twenty-four-hour period. The police officer shall prepare a report of the 485
incident and shall mail or otherwise transmit in accordance with this 486
subsection the report and a copy of the results of any chemical test to 487
the Department of Motor Vehicles within three business days. The 488
report shall contain such information as prescribed by the 489
Commissioner of Motor Vehicles and shall be subscribed and sworn to 490
under penalty of false statement as provided in section 53a-157b by the 491
arresting officer. If the person arrested refused to submit to such test or 492
evaluation, the report shall be endorsed by a third person who 493
witnessed such refusal. The report shall set forth the grounds for the 494
officer's belief that there was probable cause to arrest such person for a 495
violation of section 14-227a or 14-227m or subdivision (1) or (2) of 496
subsection (a) of section 14-227n and shall state that such person had 497
refused to submit to such test or evaluation when requested by such 498
police officer to do so or that such person submitted to such test, 499
commenced within two hours of the time of operation, and the results 500 Substitute Bill No. 5255
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of such test indicated that such person had an elevated blood alcohol 501
content. A drug influence evaluation need not be commenced within 502
two hours of the time of operation. The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles 503
may accept a police report under this subsection that is prepared and 504
transmitted as an electronic record, including electronic signature or 505
signatures, subject to such security procedures as the commissioner may 506
specify and in accordance with the provisions of sections 1-266 to 1-286, 507
inclusive. In any hearing conducted pursuant to the provisions of 508
subsection (g) of this section, it shall not be a ground for objection to the 509
admissibility of a police report that it is an electronic record prepared by 510
electronic means. 511
Sec. 17. Subsections (b) and (c) of section 13a-73 of the 2022 512
supplement to the general statutes are repealed and the following is 513
substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): 514
(b) The commissioner may take any land the commissioner finds 515
necessary for the layout, alteration, extension, widening, change of 516
grade or other improvement of any state highway, bicycle lane, multiuse 517
trail or for a highway maintenance storage area or garage and the owner 518
of such land shall be paid by the state for all damages, and the state shall 519
receive from such owner the amount or value of all benefits resulting 520
from such taking, layout, alteration, extension, widening, change of 521
grade or other improvement. The use of any site acquired for highway 522
maintenance storage area or garage purposes by condemnation shall 523
conform to any zoning ordinance or development plan in effect for the 524
area in which such site is located, provided the commissioner may be 525
granted any variance or special exception as may be made pursuant to 526
the zoning ordinances and regulations of the town in which any such 527
site is to be acquired. The assessment of such damages and of such 528
benefits shall be made by the commissioner and filed by the 529
commissioner with the clerk of the superior court for the judicial district 530
in which the land affected is located. The commissioner shall give notice 531
of such assessment to each person having an interest of record therein, 532
or such person's designated agent for service of process, by mailing to 533 Substitute Bill No. 5255
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such person a copy of the same, postage prepaid, and, at any time after 534
such assessment has been made by the commissioner, the physical 535
construction of such layout, alteration, extension, widening, 536
maintenance storage area or garage, change of grade or other 537
improvement may be made. If notice cannot be given to any person 538
entitled thereto because such person's whereabouts or existence is 539
unknown, notice may be given by publishing a notice at least twice in a 540
newspaper published in the judicial district and having a daily or 541
weekly circulation in the town in which the property affected is located. 542
Any such published notice shall state that it is a notice to the last owner 543
of record or such owner's surviving spouse, heirs, administrators, 544
assigns, representatives or creditors if he or she is deceased, and shall 545
contain a brief description of the property taken. Notice shall also be 546
given by mailing to such person at his or her last-known address, by 547
registered or certified mail, a copy of such notice. If, after a search of the 548
land and probate records, the address of any interested party cannot be 549
found, an affidavit stating such facts and reciting the steps taken to 550
establish the address of any such person shall be filed with the clerk of 551
the court and accepted in lieu of service of such notice by mailing the 552
same to the last-known address of such person. Upon filing an 553
assessment with the clerk of the court, the commissioner shall forthwith 554
sign and file for record with the town clerk of the town in which such 555
real property is located a certificate setting forth the fact of such taking, 556
a description of the real property so taken and the names and residences 557
of the owners from whom it was taken. Upon the filing of such 558
certificate, title to such real property in fee simple shall vest in the state 559
of Connecticut, except that, if it is so specified in such certificate, a lesser 560
estate, interest or right shall vest in the state. The commissioner shall 561
permit the last owner of record of such real property upon which an 562
owner-occupied residence or owner-operated business is situated to 563
remain in such residence or operate such business, rent free, for a period 564
of ninety days after the filing of such certificate. 565
(c) The commissioner may purchase any land and take a deed thereof 566
in the name of the state when such land is needed in connection with 567 Substitute Bill No. 5255
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the layout, construction, repair, reconstruction or maintenance of any 568
state highway, bicycle lane, multiuse trail or bridge, and any land or 569
buildings or both, necessary, in the commissioner's opinion, for the 570
efficient accomplishment of the foregoing purpose, and may further, 571
when the commissioner determines that it is in the best interests of the 572
state, purchase, lease or otherwise arrange for the acquisition or 573
exchange of land or buildings or both for such purpose. The 574
commissioner, with the advice and consent of the Attorney General, 575
may settle and compromise any claim by any person, firm or 576
corporation claiming to be aggrieved by such layout, construction, 577
reconstruction, repair or maintenance by the payment of money, the 578
transfer of other land acquired for or in connection with highway 579
purposes, or otherwise. The commissioner shall permit the last owner 580
of record of such real property upon which an owner-occupied 581
residence or owner-operated business is situated to remain in such 582
residence or operate such business, rent free, for a period of ninety days 583
from the filing of such deed. 584
Sec. 18. Section 14-240 of the general statutes is repealed and the 585
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): 586
(a) [No] As used in this section, "platoon" means two or three 587
commercial motor vehicles or buses, excluding school buses, traveling 588
in a unified manner at electronically coordinated speeds at following 589
distances that are closer than would be reasonable and prudent without 590
such coordination. 591
(b) Except as provided in subsection (e) of this section, no person 592
operating a motor vehicle shall follow another vehicle more closely than 593
is reasonable and prudent, having regard for the speed of such vehicles, 594
the traffic upon and the condition of the highway and weather 595
conditions. 596
[(b)] (c) No person operating a motor vehicle shall drive such vehicle 597
in such proximity to another vehicle as to obstruct or impede traffic. 598 Substitute Bill No. 5255
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[(c)] (d) Motor vehicles being driven upon any highway in a caravan 599
shall be so operated as to allow sufficient space between such vehicles 600
or combination of vehicles to enable any other vehicle to enter and 601
occupy such space without danger. The provisions of this subsection 602
shall not apply to funeral processions or to motor vehicles under official 603
escort, [or] traveling under a special permit or operating in a platoon. 604
(e) (1) A person may operate a platoon on the highways of this state, 605
provided such person files a plan for the general platoon operations 606
with the Commissioner of Transportation and such plan is approved by 607
the commissioner. The commissioner shall approve or reject a plan for 608
general platoon operations not later than fifteen days after the receipt of 609
such plan. If the commissioner rejects any such plan, the commissioner 610
shall provide a written explanation of the reason for such rejection and 611
guidance to amend such plan for resubmission. 612
(2) Each commercial motor vehicle or bus in a platoon shall display a 613
mark identifying such vehicle or bus as part of a platoon at all times 614
when such vehicle or bus is engaged in platooning. Such mark shall be 615
issued by the commissioner and displayed in a manner prescribed by 616
the commissioner. 617
(3) Each person operating a commercial motor vehicle or bus in a 618
platoon shall be seated in the driver's seat of such vehicle or bus and 619
hold a commercial driver's license of the appropriate class and bearing 620
endorsements for the type of vehicle or bus being driven. 621
(4) No person operating a commercial motor vehicle or bus in a 622
platoon shall pull or drag another motor vehicle in the platoon. 623
[(d)] (f) Any person who violates any provision of this section shall 624
have committed an infraction, except that (1) any person operating a 625
commercial vehicle combination or a commercial motor vehicle or bus 626
in a platoon in violation of any such provision shall have committed a 627
violation and shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars nor more 628
than one hundred fifty dollars, or (2) if the violation results in a motor 629 Substitute Bill No. 5255
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vehicle accident, such person shall have committed a violation and shall 630
be fined not less than one hundred dollars nor more than two hundred 631
dollars. 632
Sec. 19. Section 13a-247 of the general statutes is repealed and the 633
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): 634
(a) No person, firm, [or] corporation or utility company shall excavate 635
within or under, or place any obstruction or substruction within, under, 636
upon or over, or interfere with construction, reconstruction or 637
maintenance of or drainage from, any state highway without the written 638
permission of the commissioner. [Said commissioner may fill in or close 639
any such excavation or remove or alter any such obstruction or 640
substruction, and the expense incurred by the commissioner in such 641
filling or removing or altering shall be paid by the person, firm or 642
corporation making such excavation or placing such obstruction or 643
substruction, provided any excavation, obstruction or substruction 644
existing within, under, upon or over any such highway on July 1, 1925, 645
or, at the discretion of said commissioner, any] Any excavation [,] made 646
or obstruction or substruction [made after said date] placed without a 647
permit or in violation of the provisions of a permit shall be removed or 648
altered by the person, firm, [or] corporation or utility company making 649
or [maintaining] placing the same within thirty days from the date when 650
said commissioner sends by registered or certified mail, postage 651
prepaid, a notice to such person, firm, [or] corporation or utility 652
company, ordering such removal or alteration. If such person, firm, 653
corporation or utility company fails to remove or alter any excavation, 654
obstruction or substruction not later than thirty days after receipt of 655
such notice from the commissioner, the commissioner may fill in or close 656
any such excavation or remove or alter any such obstruction or 657
substruction, and the expense incurred by the commissioner in such 658
filling or removing or altering shall be paid by such person, firm, 659
corporation or utility company. 660
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, if 661
the commissioner determines that a person, firm, corporation or utility 662 Substitute Bill No. 5255
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company has created an unsafe condition within, under, upon or over 663
the state highway that requires immediate corrective action, the 664
commissioner may order immediate corrective action to remedy the 665
unsafe condition. Any costs and expenses incurred by the commission 666
to remedy the unsafe condition shall be paid by such person, firm, 667
corporation or utility company. 668
(c) The state shall not be liable for any damage to private property 669
placed in the state highway without a permit. 670
[(b)] (d) Any person, firm, [or] corporation or utility company 671
violating any provision of [subsection (a) of] this section shall be fined 672
[not more than one hundred dollars for a first offense and] not less than 673
[one hundred] two thousand dollars or more than five [hundred] 674
thousand dollars for each [subsequent] offense. Each violation shall be 675
a separate and distinct offense and, in the case of a continuing violation, 676
each day's continuance thereof shall be deemed to be a separate and 677
distinct offense. 678
Sec. 20. Subsection (b) of section 51-164n of the 2022 supplement to 679
the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 680
thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): 681
(b) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, any person 682
who is alleged to have committed (1) a violation under the provisions of 683
section 1-9, 1-10, 1-11, 4b-13, 7-13, 7-14, 7-35, 7-41, 7-83, 7-283, 7-325, 7-684
393, 8-12, 8-25, 8-27, 9-63, 9-322, 9-350, 10-193, 10-197, 10-198, 10-230, 10-685
251, 10-254, 12-52, 12-170aa, 12-292, 12-314b or 12-326g, subdivision (4) 686
of section 12-408, subdivision (3), (5) or (6) of section 12-411, section 12-687
435c, 12-476a, 12-476b, 12-487, 13a-71, 13a-107, 13a-113, 13a-114, 13a-115, 688
13a-117b, 13a-123, 13a-124, 13a-139, 13a-140, 13a-143b, [13a-247,] 13a-253 689
or 13a-263, subsection (f) of section 13b-42, section 13b-90, 13b-221, 13b-690
292, 13b-336, 13b-337, 13b-338, 13b-410a, 13b-410b or 13b-410c, 691
subsection (a), (b) or (c) of section 13b-412, section 13b-414, subsection 692
(d) of section 14-12, section 14-20a or 14-27a, subsection (f) of section 14-693
34a, subsection (d) of section 14-35, section 14-43, 14-49, 14-50a or 14-58, 694 Substitute Bill No. 5255
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subsection (b) of section 14-66, section 14-66a or 14-67a, subsection (g) 695
of section 14-80, subsection (f) of section 14-80h, section 14-97a, 14-100b, 696
14-103a, 14-106a, 14-106c, 14-146, 14-152, 14-153 or 14-163b, a first 697
violation as specified in subsection (f) of section 14-164i, section 14-219, 698
as amended by this act, as specified in subsection (e) of said section, 699
subdivision (1) of section 14-223a, section 14-240, as amended by this 700
act, 14-250 or 14-253a, subsection (a) of section 14-261a, section 14-262, 701
14-264, 14-267a, 14-269, 14-270, as amended by this act, 14-275a, 14-278 702
or 14-279, subsection (e) or (h) of section 14-283, section 14-291, 14-293b, 703
14-296aa, 14-300, 14-300d, 14-319, 14-320, 14-321, 14-325a, 14-326, 14-330 704
or 14-332a, subdivision (1), (2) or (3) of section 14-386a, section 15-25 or 705
15-33, subdivision (1) of section 15-97, subsection (a) of section 15-115, 706
section 16-44, 16-256e, 16a-15 or 16a-22, subsection (a) or (b) of section 707
16a-22h, section 17a-24, 17a-145, 17a-149, 17a-152, 17a-465, 17b-124, 17b-708
131, 17b-137, 19a-30, 19a-33, 19a-39 or 19a-87, subsection (b) of section 709
19a-87a, section 19a-91, 19a-105, 19a-107, 19a-113, 19a-215, 19a-219, 19a-710
222, 19a-224, 19a-286, 19a-287, 19a-297, 19a-301, 19a-309, 19a-335, 19a-711
336, 19a-338, 19a-339, 19a-340, 19a-425, 19a-502, 20-7a, 20-14, 20-158, 20-712
231, 20-249, 20-257, 20-265, 20-324e, subsection (b) of section 20-334, 713
section 20-341l, 20-366, 20-597, 20-608, 20-610, 21-1, 21-38, 21-39, 21-43, 714
21-47, 21-48, 21-63, subsection (d) of section 21-71 or section 21-76a, 715
subsection (c) of section 21a-2, subdivision (1) of section 21a-19, section 716
21a-21, subdivision (1) of subsection (b) of section 21a-25, section 21a-26 717
or 21a-30, subsection (a) of section 21a-37, section 21a-46, 21a-61, 21a-63 718
or 21a-77, subsection (b) of section 21a-79, section 21a-85 or 21a-154, 719
subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of section 21a-159, section 21a-278b, 720
subsection (c), (d) or (e) of section 21a-279a, section 21a-421eee, 21a-721
421fff, 22-12b, 22-13, 22-14, 22-15, 22-16, 22-26g, 22-29, 22-30, 22-34, 22-722
35, 22-36, 22-38, 22-39, 22-39f, 22-49, 22-54, 22-61j or 22-61l, subdivision 723
(1) of subsection (n) of section 22-61l, subsection (f) of section 22-61m, 724
subdivision (1) of subsection (f) of section 22-61m, subsection (d) of 725
section 22-84, section 22-89, 22-90, 22-96, 22-98, 22-99, 22-100, 22-111o, 726
22-167, subsection (c) of section 22-277, section 22-278, 22-279, 22-280a, 727
22-318a, 22-320h, 22-324a, 22-326, subsection (b), subdivision (1) or (2) of 728
subsection (e) or subsection (g) of section 22-344, subdivision (2) of 729 Substitute Bill No. 5255
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subsection (b) of section 22-344b, subsection (d) of section 22-344c, 730
subsection (d) of section 22-344d, section 22-344f, 22-350a, 22-354, 22-731
359, 22-366, 22-391, 22-413, 22-414, 22-415, 22a-66a or 22a-246, subsection 732
(a) of section 22a-250, subsection (e) of section 22a-256h, section 22a-363 733
or 22a-381d, subsections (c) and (d) of section 22a-381e, section 22a-449, 734
22a-461, 23-4b, 23-38, 23-46 or 23-61b, subsection (a) or subdivision (1) 735
of subsection (c) of section 23-65, section 25-37 or 25-40, subsection (a) of 736
section 25-43, section 25-43d, 25-135, 26-18, 26-19, 26-21, 26-31, 26-40, 26-737
40a, 26-42, 26-49, 26-54, 26-55, 26-56, 26-58 or 26-59, subdivision (1) of 738
subsection (d) of section 26-61, section 26-64, subdivision (1) of section 739
26-76, section 26-79, 26-87, 26-89, 26-91, 26-94, 26-97, 26-98, 26-104, 26-740
105, 26-107, 26-117, 26-128, 26-131, 26-132, 26-138 or 26-141, subdivision 741
(1) of section 26-186, section 26-207, 26-215, 26-217 or 26-224a, 742
subdivision (1) of section 26-226, section 26-227, 26-230, 26-232, 26-244, 743
26-257a, 26-260, 26-276, 26-284, 26-285, 26-286, 26-288, 26-294, 28-13, 29-744
6a, 29-25, 29-143o, 29-143z or 29-156a, subsection (b), (d), (e) or (g) of 745
section 29-161q, section 29-161y or 29-161z, subdivision (1) of section 29-746
198, section 29-210, 29-243 or 29-277, subsection (c) of section 29-291c, 747
section 29-316, 29-318, 29-381, 30-48a, 30-86a, 31-3, 31-10, 31-11, 31-12, 748
31-13, 31-14, 31-15, 31-16, 31-18, 31-23, 31-24, 31-25, 31-32, 31-36, 31-38, 749
31-40, 31-44, 31-47, 31-48, 31-51, 31-52, 31-52a or 31-54, subsection (a) or 750
(c) of section 31-69, section 31-70, 31-74, 31-75, 31-76, 31-76a, 31-89b or 751
31-134, subsection (i) of section 31-273, section 31-288, subdivision (1) of 752
section 35-20, section 36a-787, 42-230, 45a-283, 45a-450, 45a-634 or 45a-753
658, subdivision (13) or (14) of section 46a-54, section 46a-59, 46b-22, 754
46b-24, 46b-34, 47-34a, 47-47, 49-8a, 49-16, 53-133, 53-199, 53-212a, 53-755
249a, 53-252, 53-264, 53-280, 53-302a, 53-303e, 53-311a, 53-321, 53-322, 53-756
323, 53-331 or 53-344, subsection (c) of section 53-344b, or section 53-450, 757
or (2) a violation under the provisions of chapter 268, or (3) a violation 758
of any regulation adopted in accordance with the provisions of section 759
12-484, 12-487 or 13b-410, or (4) a violation of any ordinance, regulation 760
or bylaw of any town, city or borough, except violations of building 761
codes and the health code, for which the penalty exceeds ninety dollars 762
but does not exceed two hundred fifty dollars, unless such town, city or 763
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violation pursuant to section 7-152c, shall follow the procedures set 765
forth in this section. 766
Sec. 21. Subdivision (3) of section 13a-261 of the 2022 supplement to 767
the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 768
thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): 769
(3) "Owner" means a person in whose name a motor vehicle is 770
registered under the [provision] provisions of chapter 246 or law of 771
another jurisdiction. 772
Sec. 22. Subdivision (3) of subsection (a) of section 13a-264 of the 2022 773
supplement to the general statutes is repealed and the following is 774
substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): 775
(3) A work zone speed control system operator shall complete and 776
sign a daily log for a work zone control system. Such daily log shall (A) 777
state the date, time and location of such system's set-up, (B) state that 778
the work zone speed control system operator successfully performed, 779
and the work zone speed control system passed, the testing specified by 780
the manufacturer of the work zone speed control system, (C) be kept on 781
file at the principle office of the operator, and (D) be admitted in any 782
court proceeding for an alleged violation of section 13a-263. 783
Sec. 23. Section 14-307a of the 2022 supplement to the general statutes 784
is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 785
1, 2022): 786
(a) The traffic authority of any town, city or borough may establish a 787
pedestrian safety zone on any street, highway and bridge or in any 788
parking area for ten cars or more or on any private road wholly within 789
the municipality under its jurisdiction without approval from the Office 790
of the State Traffic Administration, provided: (1) The municipality, by 791
vote of its legislative body, or in the case of a municipality in which the 792
legislative body is a town meeting, its board of selectmen, grants general 793
authority to the traffic authority to establish pedestrian safety zones 794
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legislative body or board of selectmen is also the traffic authority; (2) the 796
traffic authority conducts an engineering study described in subsection 797
(b) of this section; (3) the posted speed limit for such zone is not less than 798
twenty miles per hour; (4) such zone encompasses a clearly defined 799
downtown district or community center frequented by pedestrians or is 800
adjacent to hospital property or, in the opinion of the traffic authority, 801
is sufficiently close to hospital property as to constitute a risk to the 802
public safety; and (5) the traffic authority satisfies the requirements of 803
subparagraphs (C) to (E), inclusive, of subdivision (2) of subsection (c) 804
of section 14-218a, as amended by this act, if applicable. 805
(b) Prior to establishing a pedestrian safety zone, the traffic authority 806
shall conduct an engineering study in accordance with the Federal 807
Highway Administration's Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices 808
for Streets and Highways, as amended from time to time, and other 809
generally accepted engineering principles and guidance. The study shall 810
be completed by a professional engineer licensed to practice in this state 811
and shall consider factors, including, but not limited to, pedestrian 812
activity, type of land use and development, parking and the record of 813
traffic crashes in the area under consideration to be a pedestrian safety 814
zone. If the study recommends the establishment of a pedestrian safety 815
zone, the study shall also include a speed management plan and 816
recommend actions to achieve lower motor vehicle speeds. 817
(c) In a municipality where the Office of the State Traffic 818
Administration approves speed limits on the streets, highways and 819
bridges or in any parking area for ten cars or more or on any private 820
road wholly within the municipality in accordance with section 14-218a, 821
as amended by this act, the traffic authority shall notify the office in 822
writing of the establishment of any pedestrian safety zone and confirm 823
that the requirements of this section have been satisfied. 824
(d) If the Commissioner of Transportation or a traffic authority of any 825
town, city or borough seeks to establish a pedestrian safety zone on a 826
state highway that passes through a downtown or community center, 827
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the Office of the State Traffic Administration and include with such 829
request the engineering study and speed management plan conducted 830
pursuant to subsection (b) of this section. The office shall be the sole 831
authority for establishing a pedestrian safety zone on a state highway 832
and shall provide a written explanation of the reasons for denying any 833
such request. 834
(e) The Office of the State Traffic Administration may adopt 835
regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to 836
implement the provisions of this section. 837
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 October 1, 2022 New section
Sec. 2 July 1, 2022 54-1m(i)
Sec. 3 October 1, 2022 14-251
Sec. 4 October 1, 2022 14-218a(b)
Sec. 5 October 1, 2022 14-219
Sec. 6 July 1, 2022 13b-34
Sec. 7 July 1, 2022 4a-60(c)(1)
Sec. 8 July 1, 2022 4a-81(b)(2) and (3)
Sec. 9 July 1, 2022 4-252(b)
Sec. 10 July 1, 2022 4-252a(d)
Sec. 11 July 1, 2022 13b-4d
Sec. 12 July 1, 2022 13b-26
Sec. 13 July 1, 2022 14-270(d)
Sec. 14 July 1, 2022 54-33p(c)
Sec. 15 July 1, 2022 54-56e(b) and (c)
Sec. 16 July 1, 2022 14-227b(c)
Sec. 17 July 1, 2022 13a-73(b) and (c)
Sec. 18 July 1, 2022 14-240
Sec. 19 July 1, 2022 13a-247
Sec. 20 July 1, 2022 51-164n(b)
Sec. 21 July 1, 2022 13a-261(3)
Sec. 22 July 1, 2022 13a-264(a)(3)
Sec. 23 July 1, 2022 14-307a
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TRA Joint Favorable Subst.
FIN Joint Favorable